Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Planning Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 4, 2007No. 06-P-1019PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The plaintiff, Francis N. Murphy, Jr., owns an undeveloped 3.77-acre parcel of land in the town of Hopkin-ton (town), which he purchased out of foreclosure in 1997 for $25,000. The parcel, also known as lot 25, remains undeveloped, *386apparently because there is no means of access to it. While the parcel has frontage on two streets, Ash Street and Penny Meadow Lane, there are problems with each as a means of access to Murphy’s parcel. The frontage on Ash Street is bordered by wetlands, and Murphy has not been able to secure the necessary permits for access over those wetlands. Penny Meadow Lane,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Bolster v. Commissioner of Corporations & TaxationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Commonwealth v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Freeman v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Flemings v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Barberry Homes, Inc. v. RodenhiserMassachusetts Superior Court · 2008
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